Exodus
Chapter 4
Verse 22
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22 And you are to say to Pharaoh, The Lord says, Israel is the first of my sons:

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Relevant source witnesses currently attached to Exodus 4:22. Some ancient sources use different book or verse structures, so availability notes call out gaps honestly instead of forcing five panels everywhere.

Panels 5
Word Entries 50
Editorial Notes 0
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Westminster Leningrad Codex Hebrew · Hebrew Bible · Public Domain

Coverage: Old Testament / Hebrew Bible

Primary Hebrew source-text witness for the Hebrew Bible.

וְאָמַרְתָּ֖ אֶל־פַּרְעֹ֑ה כֹּ֚ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה בְּנִ֥י בְכֹרִ֖י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

9 word entries
וְאָמַרְתָּ֖
Lemma
c/559
Morphology
Hebrew: conjunction + verb qal sequential perfect 2rd person masculine singular
Part of Speech
conjunction
Strong's
H559
Occurrences
3026
אֶל
Lemma
413
Morphology
Hebrew: preposition
Part of Speech
preposition
Strong's
H413
Occurrences
5170
פַּרְעֹ֑ה
Lemma
6547
Morphology
Hebrew: noun proper
Part of Speech
noun
Strong's
H6547
Occurrences
231
כֹּ֚ה
Lemma
3541
Morphology
Hebrew: adverb
Part of Speech
adverb
Strong's
H3541
Occurrences
554
אָמַ֣ר
Lemma
559
Morphology
Hebrew: verb qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular
Part of Speech
verb
Strong's
H559
Occurrences
1301
יְהוָ֔ה
Lemma
3068
Morphology
Hebrew: noun proper
Part of Speech
noun
Strong's
H3068
Occurrences
5701
בְּנִ֥י
Lemma
1121 a
Morphology
Hebrew: noun common masculine singular construct + suffix
Part of Speech
noun
Strong's
H1121
Occurrences
4020
בְכֹרִ֖י
Lemma
1060
Morphology
Hebrew: noun common masculine singular construct + suffix
Part of Speech
noun
Strong's
H1060
Occurrences
83
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל
Lemma
3478
Morphology
Hebrew: noun proper
Part of Speech
noun
Strong's
H3478
Occurrences
2260
Greek Brenton Septuagint Greek · Septuagint / Brenton Greek tradition · Public Domain

Coverage: Old Testament and Apocrypha where imported

Ancient Greek translation tradition. Every imported LXX token is classified with confidence labels; rare/generated forms remain needs-review rather than hand-verified scholarship.

Σὺ δὲ ἐρεῖς τῷ Φαραῴ, τάδε λέγει Κύριος, υἱὸς πρωτότοκός μου Ἰσραήλ.

12 word entries
Σὺ
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Lemma
σύ
Transliteration
sy
Morphology
pronoun, nominative second-person singular
Gloss
you
Part of Speech
pronoun
Definition
Second-person personal pronoun.
Occurrences
12950
δὲ
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Lemma
δέ
Transliteration
de
Morphology
postpositive conjunction/particle
Gloss
but, and, now
Part of Speech
conjunction/particle
Definition
Postpositive connective conjunction.
Occurrences
4634
ἐρεῖς
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Transliteration
ereis
Morphology
verb, future active indicative, 2nd singular
Gloss
you will say
Part of Speech
verb
Definition
To say or speak.
Occurrences
5490
τῷ
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Lemma
Transliteration
ho
Morphology
definite article, nominative masculine singular
Gloss
the
Part of Speech
article
Definition
Greek definite article.
Strong's
G3588
Occurrences
80473
Φαραῴ
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
low
Confidence note
Rare-form generated LXX morphology pattern. This improves coverage and searchability, but should be treated as low-confidence until reviewed against the verse context.
Transliteration
phara
Morphology
1st singular verb or contracted noun/adjective form depending on context
Gloss
I ...
Part of Speech
verb/noun form
Definition
Generated LXX morphology pattern. Lexical meaning and exact parsing should be reviewed against the verse context.
Occurrences
1
τάδε
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Lemma
ὅδε
Transliteration
tade
Morphology
demonstrative pronoun, neuter plural
Gloss
these things, thus
Part of Speech
demonstrative pronoun
Definition
Demonstrative pronoun, often introducing quoted speech.
Occurrences
408
λέγει
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Transliteration
legei
Morphology
verb, present active indicative, 3rd singular
Gloss
he/she/it says
Part of Speech
verb
Definition
To say or speak.
Occurrences
5490
Κύριος
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Transliteration
kyrios
Morphology
noun, masculine nominative singular
Gloss
Lord, master
Part of Speech
noun
Definition
Lord, master, owner, or title for God.
Occurrences
7934
υἱὸς
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Transliteration
huios
Morphology
noun, masculine nominative singular
Gloss
son
Part of Speech
noun
Definition
Son, descendant, or member of a group.
Occurrences
4805
πρωτότοκός
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium
Confidence note
Broad rule-aligned LXX morphology pattern. This is a generated morphology/part-of-speech layer intended for progress and searchability, not a hand-reviewed scholarly parse.
Transliteration
prototokos
Morphology
nominative masculine singular or genitive neuter singular pattern
Gloss
...
Part of Speech
noun/adjective form
Definition
Generated LXX morphology pattern. Lexical meaning and exact parsing should be reviewed against the verse context.
Occurrences
4
μου
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Lemma
ἐγώ
Transliteration
ego
Morphology
pronoun, nominative first-person singular
Gloss
I
Part of Speech
pronoun
Definition
First-person personal pronoun.
Occurrences
11445
Ἰσραήλ
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Transliteration
Israel
Morphology
proper noun, indeclinable
Gloss
Israel
Part of Speech
proper noun
Definition
Israel; the patriarch, people, or land depending on context.
Occurrences
2695
Targum Onkelos Torah Aramaic · Targum Onkelos · Public Domain

Coverage: Torah

Ancient Aramaic Torah translation tradition. Use as a Targum witness, not as the Hebrew original text.

וְתֵימַר לְוָת פַּרְעֹה כִּדְנַן אֲמַר יְיָ בְּרִי בוּכְרִי יִשְׂרָאֵל:

9 word entries
וְתֵימַר
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
wtymr
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic token with prefixed conjunction
Occurrences
60
לְוָת
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Lemma
לות
Transliteration
lwt
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic source token
Occurrences
159
פַּרְעֹה
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
pr'h
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic source token
Occurrences
217
כִּדְנַן
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Lemma
דנן
Transliteration
kdnn
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic token with stripped prefix/suffix
Occurrences
44
אֲמַר
Confidence
medium aramaic rule-aligned
Note
Matched Spirit Nation Aramaic rule lexicon. Verify before labeling as hand-reviewed scholarship.
Lemma
אמר
Transliteration
'mr
Morphology
verbal root אמר, speech/action form
Gloss
said, spoke
Occurrences
1144
יְיָ
Confidence
medium aramaic rule-aligned
Note
Matched Spirit Nation Aramaic rule lexicon. Verify before labeling as hand-reviewed scholarship.
Transliteration
yy
Morphology
divine name substitute in Targumic Aramaic
Gloss
the Lord
Occurrences
1694
בְּרִי
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Lemma
ברי
Transliteration
bry
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic source token
Occurrences
43
בוּכְרִי
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
bwkry
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic token with stripped prefix/suffix
Occurrences
3
יִשְׂרָאֵל
Confidence
medium aramaic rule-aligned
Note
Matched Spirit Nation Aramaic rule lexicon. Verify before labeling as hand-reviewed scholarship.
Transliteration
yshr'l
Morphology
proper noun
Gloss
Israel
Occurrences
609
Syriac Peshitta Old Testament Syriac · Syriac Peshitta · MIT License

Coverage: Old Testament and selected Apocrypha

Ancient Syriac translation tradition. Text coverage is imported; word-level morphology is marked pending until a dedicated Syriac morphology source is attached.

ܘܐܡ̣ܪ ܠܦܪܥܘܢ. ܗܟܢܐ ܐܡ̇ܪ ܡܪܝܐ. ܒܪܝ̇ ܒܘܟܪܝ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ.

8 word entries
ܘܐܡ̣ܪ
Confidence
medium Apache-2.0 OpenSSI Syriac parser output
Note
OpenSSI morphology candidate mapped by book/chapter/verse and token position. Review before labeling as hand-verified scholarship.
Transliteration
W>M#R
Morphology
W-!!>MR[
Occurrences
0
ܠܦܪܥܘܢ
Confidence
medium Apache-2.0 OpenSSI Syriac parser output
Note
OpenSSI morphology candidate mapped by book/chapter/verse and token position. Review before labeling as hand-verified scholarship.
Transliteration
LPR<WN
Morphology
L-PR<WN/
Occurrences
0
ܗܟܢܐ
Confidence
medium Apache-2.0 OpenSSI Syriac parser output
Note
OpenSSI morphology candidate mapped by book/chapter/verse and token position. Review before labeling as hand-verified scholarship.
Transliteration
HKN>
Morphology
HKN>
Occurrences
0
ܐܡ̇ܪ
Confidence
medium Apache-2.0 OpenSSI Syriac parser output
Note
OpenSSI morphology candidate mapped by book/chapter/verse and token position. Review before labeling as hand-verified scholarship.
Transliteration
>M^R
Morphology
>MR[/
Occurrences
0
ܡܪܝܐ
Confidence
medium Apache-2.0 OpenSSI Syriac parser output
Note
OpenSSI morphology candidate mapped by book/chapter/verse and token position. Review before labeling as hand-verified scholarship.
Transliteration
MRJ>
Morphology
MRJ>/
Occurrences
0
ܒܪܝ̇
Confidence
medium Apache-2.0 OpenSSI Syriac parser output
Note
OpenSSI morphology candidate mapped by book/chapter/verse and token position. Review before labeling as hand-verified scholarship.
Transliteration
BRJ^
Morphology
BR/-J
Occurrences
0
ܒܘܟܪܝ
Confidence
medium Apache-2.0 OpenSSI Syriac parser output
Note
OpenSSI morphology candidate mapped by book/chapter/verse and token position. Review before labeling as hand-verified scholarship.
Transliteration
BWKRJ
Morphology
B&WK(WR/-J
Occurrences
0
ܐܝܣܪܝܠ
Confidence
medium Apache-2.0 OpenSSI Syriac parser output
Note
OpenSSI morphology candidate mapped by book/chapter/verse and token position. Review before labeling as hand-verified scholarship.
Transliteration
>JSRJL
Morphology
>JSRJL/
Occurrences
0
Latin Vulgate Clementine Latin · Latin Vulgate · Public Domain text; CC BY-SA 4.0 morphology

Coverage: Bible and Apocrypha where imported

Latin textual tradition with GreLa-backed lemma/POS morphology for most tokens.

Dicesque ad eum: Hæc dicit Dominus: Filius meus primogenitus Israël.

12 word entries
dicesque
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
dico
Transliteration
dicesque
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
6477
{dicesque}
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
que
Transliteration
{dicesque}
Morphology
GreLa POS: coordinating conjunction
Occurrences
4392
ad
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
ad
Transliteration
ad
Morphology
GreLa POS: adposition/preposition
Occurrences
7531
eum
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
is
Transliteration
eum
Morphology
GreLa POS: pronoun
Occurrences
17810
haec
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
hic
Transliteration
haec
Morphology
GreLa POS: pronoun
Occurrences
4646
dicit
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
dico
Transliteration
dicit
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
6477
Dominus
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
dominus
Transliteration
Dominus
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
8181
filius
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
filius
Transliteration
filius
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
5067
meus
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
meus
Transliteration
meus
Morphology
GreLa POS: pronoun
Occurrences
4586
primogenitus
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Transliteration
primogenitus
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
136
meus
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
meus
Transliteration
meus
Morphology
GreLa POS: pronoun
Occurrences
4586
Israhel
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
Israel
Transliteration
Israhel
Morphology
GreLa POS: proper noun
Occurrences
2547

Ranked cross references

Connections are ranked by community votes in the OpenBible.info cross-reference dataset (CC BY 4.0). They suggest related themes, words, events, or people; they are not automatic interpretations.

Hosea 11:1

When Israel was a child he was dear to me; and I took my son out of Egypt.

13 relevance votes

Romans 9:4

Who are Israelites: who have the place of sons, and the glory, and the agreements with God, and the giving of the law, and the worship, and the hope offered by God:

8 relevance votes

Hebrews 12:23

To the great meeting and church of the first of those who are named in heaven, and to God the judge of all, and to the spirits of good men made complete,

7 relevance votes

Jeremiah 31:9

They will come with weeping, and going before them I will be their guide: guiding them by streams of water in a straight way where there is no falling: for I am a father to Israel, and Ephraim is the first of my sons.

7 relevance votes

Deuteronomy 14:1

You are the children of the Lord your God: you are not to make cuts on your bodies or take off the hair on your brows in honour of the dead;

6 relevance votes

Isaiah 64:8

But now, O Lord, you are our father; we are the earth, and you are our maker; and we are all the work of your hand.

5 relevance votes

Isaiah 63:16

For you are our father, though Abraham has no knowledge of us, and Israel gives no thought to us: you, O Lord, are our father; from the earliest days you have taken up our cause.

5 relevance votes

2 Corinthians 6:18

And will be a Father to you; and you will be my sons and daughters, says the Lord, the Ruler of all.

3 relevance votes

James 1:18

Of his purpose he gave us being, by his true word, so that we might be, in a sense, the first-fruits of all the things which he had made.

3 relevance votes
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